Imagine

Posted by John-Paul (Madison, NJ, United States) on 18 September 2007 in Art & Design and Portfolio.

my rendition of the timeless mosaic, located in Central Park's Strawberry Fields.

lots of tour groups come through central park to see this mosaic, so getting a good shot of it can be tough during the day. i took one shot and then realized that i'd forgotten to adjust my aperture, so i had to wait a few minutes for the crowds to clear out. by that time, the light had improved and after making sure everything was properly set, i got a really nice shot.

9.21.06
Canon AE-1 Program
Rollei Pan 25
50mm lens, f/5.6

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Comments (7)

Organik from Australia

This is beautiful. The light is perfect, as is the black and white.

18 Sep 2007 5:38am

@Organik: many thanks, organik. in the end, i just got lucky... perhaps i should be glad that i messed up the first shot and had to wait to take the second :)

lissa from New York, United States

The black and white almost has a nostalgic feeling to it. Very nicely done.

18 Sep 2007 2:33pm

@lissa: thank you for the unique insight and the complement! the nostalgic feeling just has to do with the light being perfect... maybe i should be glad i messed up the first shot?

being that you live in new york, you should try a roll of this film. they sell it over at B&H - Rollei Pan 25. the emulsion is completely clear. i printed this up at 16x20, framed it and gave it to my mom for her birthday... you should see it.

Manuela Photography from Hainburg, Germany

Beautiful and so well composed!
Congrats, you are on the spotlight frontpage!
http://www.aminus3.com/

19 Sep 2007 6:50am

@Manuela Photography: wow, the spotlight... who'd have thought? thanks for letting me know, and thank you for the complements :)

See The Light from Newcastle, United States

Very beautiful shot I love this shot!!!

19 Sep 2007 7:15am

@See The Light: thank you so much! i took this on 35mm film and you should see it printed up to 16x20

Barbara from United States

Congratulations on your Featured photo, Well deserved.
"Imagine" if he was still here creating beautiful music.
Thank you for the memory.
I enjoy this day in the spotlight with you as one of my photos "Homeless Frustration" has been featured as well. It is a great day!

19 Sep 2007 11:34pm

badala from Leiria, Portugal

Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today...

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace...
...

20 Sep 2007 7:42am

filipe franco from Lagoa, Azores, Portugal

HeyJohn, this shot made my day. Great capture.:)

22 Sep 2007 1:11am

@filipe franco: hey, glad i could make your day :)

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